How do you all like the long form interview series? I really enjoyed making this one and could see us doing more with other guests.

@derekking1817

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know flow rates on rivers? Do you use an app? If so which one?

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

@@derekking1817 great question! Google this “(River Name) Flow Rate USGS” and then it’ll pop up with the various flow rate gauges along the river

@t-rex1634

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love it. I live in kerrville and can't wait to get back on the water. Keep up the amazing work and can't wait to see what you have planned in the future.

@erickincaid9779

3 жыл бұрын

I dug it, man, thanks for sharing this.

@DragonsinGenesisPodcast

3 жыл бұрын

It’s more content for us to consume. Some will like it. Some won’t. I suggest you keep making these. The people who don’t like them will skip. The rest of us will enjoy them.

If you have to haul water bottles, freeze some of them first. You can use them as "cooler ice" that turns into drink as it melts. Eliminates melted ice that you can't do anything with.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea. We will definitely start doing that! Alex actually texted me about your comment to say we should implement this into our trips

Hey Gatewood, really enjoyed this. I throughly enjoyed listening to two, well educated, well spoken, young men telling stories. There is so much on KZread not worth my time. The was very enjoyable. This reminds me of younger days, hanging with friends camping, hanging around campfire sharing stories. Great Job. Keep them coming.

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Bill! I must say, that is the ultimate comment, so I really appreciate that. Fortunately Alex and I have been friends for a long time and it has allowed us to develop a lot of stories worth telling. We will cherish these memories and continue to make more!

I’m stoked for all of the upcoming videos y’all are working on! I definitely appreciate the fact that you guys dip into all the different out door sports/adventures (MTB, Hiking, Diving, WW rafting, etc.) Also, Thanks for giving us some insight as to what you have planned this year and letting us get to know y’all! 🤙🏼 #BigThingsAreComing

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Big things are definitely coming! We can’t wait to escape the house and get after it again. Fortunately I have videos that have been filmed but are unedited so right now I’m doing that. We all need some kayaking back in our life’s though!

Just found this channel and it has quickly become my go to chill channel for bed time. Great editing and photography- well produced

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that brad! I’ll have to say that’s the ultimate compliment, thank you!

I really enjoyed this format. Y'alls experience reminded me of my first backpacking trip into Linville Gorge with a couple of friends. That trip was one fiasco after another, frustrating at the time, but years later we laugh about those experiences. Many lessons learned.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to hear that Anthony! Sounds like our trips were identical in the worst way possible haha. You learn from past trips and implement new strategies going forward. Just shows how much we enjoy getting out in the wild

Very relaxing and informative. I appreciated the different view points you both had. Keep it up. Be safe

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching William! When it comes to outdoor pursuits alex and I differ greatly, even though we are passionate about similar things. Kind of funny how that all works.

Man, this is super enjoyable content, I’d watch more of this style as well as your adventure stuff 💯👍

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

I need to film some more long form stuff!

Cool new series! I like the format and getting to see scenes from each trip you talk about.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you KW! I’m glad you enjoyed the scenes. I’ve often found myself watching podcasts and the people will talk about a place I’ve never been so it’s hard to paint a good picture. It’s also fun to show some behind the scenes stuff

Very cool, Gatewood! Awesome look back at some epic adventures!! 👍

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks SP! I’m glad you enjoyed some behind the scenes. It felt awkward at first but I think it turned out well

Thank you very much. It's always so helpful when kayaking "experts" like you and your crew tell stories of how things can be tough or go wrong. Makes us newbie feel better about our own struggles!

@GatewoodBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! We hardly consider ourselves experts. Having things go wrong (inevitable) and being able to pivot is so key. Have fun out there!

I wish i would have seen this video sooner. I love the aesthetics and flow of this video, conversation and collaboration is pretty zen

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Always a good time discussing trips with buddies

Loved hearing your interview with your buddy. I really enjoyed seeing the footage during the interview. Looks like you guys have been on some great trips together. I’ve never went bike backpacking but I’m really wanting to. You can do it in the Big South Fork in Tennessee. Hopefully soon I can do something like that. Really cool video Gatewood and congratulations on the wedding

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jason thanks for tuning in! I always enjoyed the schill brothers podcasts and figured it would be fun to implement something like that on my channel. We’ve certainly been some places over the years and I’ve been trying to get him back out on the river. Seems like Appalachia is much more friendly to bike packing and backpacking with all of the public lands. I’ll have to check out Tennessee but I’m thinking we will test out our concept down here first and then go on a big trip someday. Thanks for the well wishes! We are hoping it doesn’t get cancelled because of corona haha

Neat video. I like the idea of a chat to relive the old and talk about some new adventures.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shane! It’s always fun to rehash old trips especially when they go awry.

This is an excellent video! I thoroughly enjoyed it and yes, I stayed to the conclusion! 🤣🤣 I'm in the Houston area too so it's really cool to see some of the places I've been in a whole new light. I wish you guys all the best! Cheers - Luther 😎👍

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

You're the real MVP! That's a long video to watch haha. Houston is a gateway to some pretty cool spots. Even though we don't necessarily have the best outdoor potential in our backyard, there's plenty within a 3 hour drive.

Awesome video man! Quick side note, you guys talked about the difference between planning a trip (expectations) vs. the reality of the trips. I think it would be cool if you made a dedicated video showing how you specifically plan a trip, and what considerations you take when doing so.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that! The gap between plan and reality is often laughable. I'm working on a video covering this exact subject since it has been highly requested. It should be full of some helpful tips.

Cool video GB! It's cool to see you have so many interest. I would be interested in see a bike packing video in the future. I've been dreaming of doing that for years. Great job guys! Thanks for sharing.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! Sometimes having too much going on isn’t the best, but for now we are having fun with it! Thanks for always tuning in and currently we are putting together a bike packing trip. If the virus goes away we will be in the clear. But first, I need some kayaking in my life!

@PADDLECAMPFISH

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown Yes sir! Yeah let's hope it fades away soon! Kayaking the back waters is the best way I've found to social distance.

holy s*** you pronounced my last name correctly! And first other Pujol I've seen from Houston. Need to get out to hill country soon. Your videos are making me miss it.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Haha that’s how he’s always pronounced it! His heritage is Cuban so I wonder if that’s how they pronounce it down there. Or he Americanized it lol. I need to get out to the HC too, it’s been too long now

@jamesp1500

4 жыл бұрын

It's the original and correct pronunciation from Barcelona, Spain. Most people try to pronounce it Poo-hole. Call him that next time and tell him another Pujol said it was ok lol.

@alejandropujol8585

3 жыл бұрын

@jamespujol @gatewood brown. James, I’ve been telling him this for years, but hey. My family is originally from Spain and then immigrated to Cuba, like so many.

@jamesp1500

3 жыл бұрын

@@alejandropujol8585lol Same but mine went to Venezuela. Just cool seeing another Pujol in Houston.

Awesome video! Was great to hear you guys talk about your adventures. Its something most KZread Channels would benefit from if they could do the same thing. Definitely glad I subscribed to your channel! As always thanks for sharing! Rick from Virginia

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, Rick! I appreciate the feedback and am glad you liked it. I could see us posting more long form discussion videos with different guests. Everyone has such a unique perspective on trips that it is cool to capture it on film.

Good to see you Mr. Brown!

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

And you as well bay country! Hope you’re doing well and staying safe out there

A great place to hike/backpack camp would be The Hill Country state natural area in bandera tx. You can hike miles into the park and set up camp in their primitive campsites

@GatewoodBrown

Жыл бұрын

I need to check that out! Primitive camping is always very intriguing

Nice informational video! Subscribed because i want to everything that you are doing! Also, H-town till I drown 🤘🏼

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Rodrigo! I appreciate the sub as always. We have some cool spots around Houston so stay tuned! I always look for good spots to film and explore around here. H town all day!

And with bringing waters and stuff like that I fish a lot so any drinks I have I tie to my yak and let them sit it the water because the water is usually cool , helps with not bringing ice

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! During colder months I could see us starting to do that

Love your channel. You should consider doing meetups for your subscribers in Texas. Keep these videos coming guys. Thanks.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

I have considered that for awhile! Just need to find time to plan and execute.

I like everything about this. More plz🔥🔥🔥

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

About to upload another long form vid this week!

Great Video ! Loved it !

@GatewoodBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my man! I definitely plan to do more of these

The Utah video is fantastic!

@GatewoodBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tyler! I really want to recreate it haha

LOL'd when you said you bought the yeti coolers for that trip, sounds like something I would do. Jelly of your bikes and look forward to riding like that again...broke my shoulder on my bike last year and haven't got back on yet. Once my boys get a little older I can see us getting back into trail riding again.

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Haha more expensive coolers than our kayaks! The riding has been fun lately. Can’t wait to get back out there again

@aarona3228

3 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown now that I think about it... My trolling motor cost more than my jackson big tuna... Priorities!

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

@@aarona3228 Haha exactly! Most people don't realize that the kayak is actually the inexpensive part of their hobby. Gas, gear, food, etc. all add up quick

Where in Houston was this filmed at. It looks so pretty and the sound is so peaceful.

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Memorial park! Definitely a peaceful spot. Highly recommend exploring it

First trip down any waterway, I try and do with my kayak and minimize gear first,just right straight through, then camp on it.unless I'm on an out and about and it's a whim,happens.lol.

@GatewoodBrown

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good way to go about it for sure. taking less stuff is something I’m focusing on

U guys need to come to Iowa in late July and ride RAGBRAII. It's a week on your bike crossing the state and it is a blast. I carry my gear with me so I'm self supported and have no agenda. Check it out its unbelievable

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a blast! I’m assuming it’s a road biking thing? Nothing like a huge crew traveling across the state on some bikes having a good ole time

@iowamatt2519

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown its 15000 riders and another 20000 following along city to city in the biggest week long party you've ever seen. But u have to be able to put in the miles day after day

@18:53 Shout out to Double Lake! I live 7 minutes from there. I mtb bike there frequently. Lone Star trail you could definitely bike camp, but imo Lone Star trail really wouldn't be epic for scenery.

@GatewoodBrown

2 жыл бұрын

DL is a great spot! I’ll have to check out the lone star trail, seems like a unique place here in east texas

Love the video, really enjoy breaking down and looking back on trips. Is that a Santa Cruz bike in the background?

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Yessir! Two Santa Cruz chameleons with 27.5+ tires. My frame cracked on the aluminum version and SC offered a $300 upgrade to the carbon frame. So I said shut up and take my money!

@iowamatt2519

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown I love those 27.5s best of both worlds. Believe it or not, I was an avid rider. It was my first obsession before kayaking. I have a shed full of great bikes. My main mountain bike rig is a specialized Epic full suspension.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

@@iowamatt2519 It'll be hard to go back to regular width tires after being on 3.0 for so long. Very cool I didn't know that about you! A shed full of kayaks and bikes is my preference for sure.

@iowamatt2519

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown I have a specialized fat boy that literally has no miles, I ran pugsley before

Always good to see new videos from you

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you David! I always appreciate you watching, commenting, and being apart of the community. Are you a fan of the occasional long form content?

@davidkarr9952

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown yes and I like how you jump back to the kayaking videos.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidkarr9952 Kayaking trips are definitely my favorite. Just getting a little stir crazy not being able to go right now.

@davidkarr9952

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown tell me about it. Buffalo river is closed

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidkarr9952 that's unfortunate man

If you love clear water go see the Nueces river. You won't be disappointed. Its right by garner in Camp Wood.

@skatterheart

4 жыл бұрын

Ps I love watching your videos. I love my texas rivers and your videos give me something that makes me want to go even more.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

The nueces is a place I’ve been eyeing for some time! Just waiting on flow rates to pick up so we can do it in proper fashion. The water looks amazing out there.

I was still with you till the end! Noticed the River Kings shirt right off. That was an epic trip. I really enjoyed this type of video, and I have actually been talking to my paddling buddies in Bite Me Expeditions about sitting down and doing the same type of video someday. Except where your video was all professional and really well done, I envision our videos as being more in line with Mystery Science Theater 3000. Of course, you are so young that you probably have no clue what I am talking about…Google it. LOL!

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Brad right on! It's a long video so I appreciate you watching the whole way through. Y'all should definitely do this type of video for the archives. Always fun to get perspectives after you've had some time to reflect about the trip. I gotta say, it was a little nerve wracking at first but in the end we had a fun time.

Rocking the River King Bling.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Pete makes a comfortable shirt what can I say?!

super fun to hear about these trip and how the challenges pop up along the way. any recommendations for north (of austin) hill country rivers?

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Robert thanks! Yeah it’s often left out of the videos but man, there always seems to be something that goes wrong. Hmm, I’ve heard a lot of people go on the San Gabriel when it’s flowing. Might be able to check that one out

@robmockley

4 жыл бұрын

Gatewood Brown nice, the wife and I actually went last weekend to scout spot on it. South forks running a little low, hopefully we will all be out on the rivers again soon. Take it easy

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

@@robmockley Dang! I suppose the aquifer is still charging up. Once that happens it'll start spilling into our rivers for a great paddling season.

ive been kayaking for years and having to walk some parts of the trip is just part of the experience. There is no such thing as a perfect trip trying to kayak camp. There will always be variables to the situation just gotta adapt to them.

I’ve been kayaking in AZ, white water rafting in Washington and Wyoming, mountain and road biked all over the Northwest and Southwest. I’m planning for our nexts girls adventure, I decided to look into kayaking and camping in Texas and I stumbled across your series. You make us want to start exploring Texas. Specifically The Frio and Medina rivers. It sounds like summer is not the best time? Is there a good website to plan the trip? Love all your videos. The interview, gear and everything. Yours are the best by far.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Rhonda thank you so much for tuning in and for the kind words! All of the states you listed are so special. Wyoming and Utah are some of my favorites as well. Yup basically just watch flow rates and then plan to go. That’s hard because the rain comes sporadically. There are some rivers in the hill country that maintain better average flows but they also aren’t as special. If flows are low you could stay at a campground and just do day trips to keep boat weight down.

When I kayak camp I expect to pull my yak part of the way I don’t mind it because there’s no way it can get that bad man, I have 128x and it’s pretty big but never a trip ruiner! Also I do the carry your own gear thing too

@710ladd

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Michigan btw!

@GatewoodBrown

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Dragging just means you're going to places others aren't willing to go. I'm down for the cause haha

What song for intro?

How do you find the river information? I.e. flow rate , campsites?

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Check out some of my planning videos! I go into detail about all that stuff.

Your boy probably just prefers to do day stuff and stay at a hotel at the end of the day. AC and showers are awesome fret a day of kayaking or exploring but you can’t get as deep in there without camping. I get both sides.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

You’re spot on with that. He didn’t grow up doing much camping but he’s open to trying new things. We are working to get him back on an overnight. Both sides can great!

Yea I lasted the whole video (and enjoyed it). A little envious that you have some life long buddies that enjoy adventuring together. Congratulations on your marriage or up coming marriage. Being selfish I hope that doesn’t interfere too much with your exploits. Maybe she’ll become part of the team.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the hole thing! Lots of little nuggets in there. We’ve been lucky to stay close for so long and hopefully that’s always the case. I’ve been with her for 5 years so no changes to be expected! I did take her kayaking for the first time this weekend and she crushed it

good

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Another great video GW. I can't wait to see more about your free diving project. As far as bike camping, it's a drive, but you should really look at the trails around Terlingua TX. Talk to the good folks at Desert Sports Outfitters. www.desertsportstx.com/ There are miles and miles of epic MTB trails out there that I've ridden for years. The old Lajitas MTB race course out there is a must do. Hit my up if you want more details.

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Fun fact I’ve actually done the terlingua endurance race way back in the day. Those were some beautiful trails and I could definitely see us doing something out that way. 10 hours is a long drive though!

@bspcyclist

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown No doubt! Yep, I've raced that race on and off since 2000. Those were the glory days of Texas mountain bike racing. Chances are we were there at the same time :)

@GatewoodBrown

4 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool to hear! I didn’t realize those were the glory days. I wonder what happened to turnout. It feels like MTB is more popular than ever now.

@bspcyclist

4 жыл бұрын

@@GatewoodBrown It's had a resurgence, in some part thanks to the gravel bike scene taking off. But back in the early 2000's Texas MTB racing was huge. We would have pros, real pros like Ned Overend and John Tomac show up at the Lajitas Mas O Menos race. Then adventure racing, Muddy Buddy, and Spartan racing kinda killed it. ALong with a renewed popularity in road cycling.

Hey Gatewood, really enjoyed this. I throughly enjoyed listening to two, well educated, well spoken, young men telling stories. There is so much on KZread not worth my time. The was very enjoyable. This reminds me of younger days, hanging with friends camping, hanging around campfire sharing stories. Great Job. Keep them coming.